The Real Me

Original Release Date:  August 1988

Track Listing

• 1. I Can Cook Too
• 2. Stockholm Sweetnin'
• 3. Smoke Gets in Your Eyes
• 4. True Love
• 5. Across the Alley from the Alamo
• 6. How Long Has This Been Going On? [Live]
• 7. Lazy Afternoon
• 8. Love Letters
• 9. They Can't Take That Away from Me
• 10. Mood Indigo
• 11. Cry Me a River
• 12. Someone Is Standing Outside
• 13. Spring Can Really Hang You up the Most

Credits

• George Gershwin: Composer
• Ray Kelley: Strings
• Patti Austin: Bass, Arranger, Sound Effects, Vocals, Vocals (Background), Producer, Executive Producer, Vocal Arrangement, Horn Arrangements
• Howard Hewett: Vocals, Vocals (Background)
• Bruce Hornsby: Accordion
• James Ingram: Vocals, Vocals (Background)
• David Lindley: Guitar, Slide Guitar
• Michael McDonald: Piano, Vocals, Vocals (Background)
• Luther Vandross: Vocals (Background)
• Michael Brecker: Saxophone
• Jon Faddis: Trumpet, Flugelhorn
• Earl Klugh: Guitar, Guitar (Classical)
• Bill Reichenbach Jr.: Trombone
• Tata Vega: Vocals, Vocals (Background)
• Jimmy Webb: ?
• Amy Holland: Vocals (Background)
• C. Roscoe Beck: Bass, Bass (Upright)
• Arnold Belnick: Strings
• David Benoit: Synthesizer, Piano, Arranger, Keyboards, Horn Arrangements, Keyboard Arrangements
• Chuck Berghofer: Strings
• Jacqueline Brand: Strings, ?
• Red Callender: Tuba
• Peter Chatman: Composer
• Vinnie Colaiuta: Drums
• Paulinho Da Costa: Percussion, Sound Effects, Special Effects, Shaker
• Chuck Domanico: Bass
• Bonnie Douglas: Strings
• Burleigh Drummond: Percussion, Drums, Drums (Snare)
• Nathan East: Bass
• Arni Egilsson: Strings
• Richard Elegino: Strings
• Stephen Erdody: Strings
• James Farber: Engineer
• Henry Ferber: Strings
• Ira Gershwin: Composer
• James Getzoff: Strings
• Barry Gold: Strings
• Harris Goldman: Strings
• Gary Grant: Trumpet
• James Guthrie: Engineer
• Jimmie Haskell: Conductor, Horn Arrangements
• Jerry Hey: Trumpet, Horn Arrangements
• Dan Higgins: Saxophone, Woodwind
• Steve Holroyd: Assistant Engineer
• Greg Huckins: Saxophone
• Nathan Kaproff: Strings
• Mark Linett: Engineer
• Joy Lyle: Strings
• Michael Markman: Strings
• Marty Paich: Conductor, String Arrangements
• Michael Mason: Assistant Engineer
• Don McInnes: Strings
• Ira McLaughlin: Assistant Engineer
• Dan Neufeld: Strings
• Nils Oliver: Strings
• David Pack: Guitar, Percussion, Arranger, Conga, Vocals, Vocals (Background), Producer, ?, Vocal Arrangement, Horn Arrangements, Hand Jive, Instrument Arrangement
• Ross Pallone: Mixing
• Jeff Porcaro: Drums
• George Perilli: Percussion, Drums
• Greg Phillinganes: Synthesizer, Vocal Arrangement, Horn Arrangements, Synthesizer Bass, Synthesizer Horn
• Joe Puerta: Bass
• John "J.R." Robinson: Drums
• Ben Rodgers: Engineer, Mixing
• John Rotella: Clarinet
• Daniel Rothmuller: Strings
• Joe Schiff: Assistant Engineer
• Sid Sharp: Strings
• Harry Shlutz: Strings
• Vicki Sylvester: Strings
• Roger Talkov: Assistant Engineer
• Richard Tee: Synthesizer, Piano
• Bill Waltrous: Trombone
• Ernie Watts: Saxophone, Sax (Tenor)
• Evan Wilson: Strings
• Hershel Wise: Strings
• Alan DeVeritch: Strings
• Gayle Levant: Strings
• Arthur Royval: Strings
• Mary Ann Dibs: Art Direction
• Marc Raboy: Photography
• Ira Rubnitz: Assistant Engineer
• Shari Sutcliffe: Production Coordination
• Danny Wintrode: Hair Stylist, Stylist
• Lenny York: Clothing/Wardrobe
• Joe Greene: Composer
• Craig Gatson: Make-Up
• Franklyn D'Antonio: Strings
• Jurg Morgenthaler: Composer